SUSTAINABILITY
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GET THE INDUSTRY OUTCOME YOU WANT
IPU New Zealand has pathways built into our programmes of study tailored to get you to the career of your dreams. The information below can give you the starting point for obtaining the best results from your qualification.
GENERAL JOB OUTCOMES
- Waste Management
- Resource Management
IN-DEMAND JOB OUTCOMES
- Economist
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Health Officer
- Environmental Manager
PROGRAMME PATHWAYS TO YOUR CAREER
BCIS - Sustainability focus
[Degree, Level 7]
Take these core papers:
30.501 Principles of Economics
40.501 Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
50.501 Introduction to International Relations
90.501 Research Skills 1
90.601 Research Skills 2
90.602 Internationalism
90.701A Interdisciplinary Project A (sustainability topic)
90.701B Interdisciplinary Project B (sustainability topic)
Choose from these electives:
10.511 Intercultural Communication
10.513 Professional Communication
10.612 Asia-Pacific Cultures Through Literary Texts
10.712 Literature and the Land
90.604 Marketing Management
30.624 Product Management
30.724 Marketing and Research and Analysis
30.734 Entrepreneurial Marketing
30.744 Consumer Behaviour
90.612 Professional Internship Project
30.745 Project Management
20.711 Social Conflict in Modern Japan
30.513 New Zealand Business Law
30.602 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
30.603 Management Accounting
50.612 Politics of the Free Market
BCIS - IBS International business major with sustainability focus
[Degree, Level 7]
Take these core papers:
30.501 Principles of Economics
40.501 Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
50.501 Introduction to International Relations
90.501 Research Skills 1
90.601 Research Skills 2
90.602 Internationalism
90.701A Interdisciplinary Project A (business and sustainability topic)
90.701B Interdisciplinary Project B (business and sustainability topic)
Take at least two level 5, three level 6 and three level 7 papers from these key business papers:
30.502 Statistics
30.503 Financial Accounting
30.513 New Zealand Business Law
30.602 Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
30.603 Management Accounting
90.604 Marketing Management
90.605 Organisation Management and Culture
90.606 International Business
30.624 Product Management
30.724 Marketing and Research and Analysis
30.734 Entrepreneurial Marketing
30.744 Consumer Behaviour
90.612 Professional Internship Project (sustainable governance or not-for-profit)
30.745 Project Management
Consider these relevant electives:
50.612 Politics of the Free Market
10.511 Intercultural Communication
10.513 Professional Communication
10.612 Asia-Pacific Cultures Through Literary Texts
10.712 Literature and the Land
20.711 Social Conflict in Modern Japan
BCIS - International relations major with sustainability focus
[Degree, Level 7]
Take these core papers:
30.501 Principles of Economics
40.501 Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
50.501 Introduction to International Relations
90.501 Research Skills 1
90.601 Research Skills 2
90.602 Internationalism
90.701A Interdisciplinary Project A (International Relations and sustainability)
90.701B Interdisciplinary Project B (International Relations and sustainability)
Take at least two Level 5, three level 6 and three level 7 papers from these key IR papers:
50.514 New Zealand East Asia Relations
50.515 Introduction to Political Studies
50.611 Human Rights
50.612 Politics of the Free Market
50.615 Southeast Asia
50.616 North East Asia
50.711 War and Peace: Security and Stability
50.712 Foreign Policy in the Information Age
20.711 Social Conflict in Modern Japan
90.612 Professional Internship Project (sustainable governance or not-for-profit)
Consider these relevant electives:
90.604 Marketing Management
90.605 Organisation Management and Culture
90.606 International Business
30.513 New Zealand Business Law
30.625 Organisational Behaviour
10.511 Intercultural Communication
10.513 Professional Communication
10.514 Communication in the Globalised World
30.744 Consumer Behaviour
30.745 Project Management
GDCIS with sustainability focus
[Graduate Diploma, Level 7]
Take three Level 6 and five Level 7 papers from these key papers:
50.612 Politics of the Free Market
90.612 Professional Internship Project (sustainable governance or not-for-profit)
90.601 Research Skills 2
90.602 Internationalism
90.604 Marketing Management
90.605 Organisation Management and Culture
90.606 International Business
90.701A Interdisciplinary Project A (sustainability)
90.701B Interdisciplinary Project B (sustainability)
30.744 Consumer Behaviour
30.745 Project Management
20.711 Social Conflict in Modern Japan
PDCIS with sustainability focus
[Postgraduate Diploma, Level 8]
Take these core papers:
95.806 Resource Management
95.807 Postgraduate Research Methods (prepare a research proposal in sustainability)
Choose three papers from these recommended elective options:
95.802 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
95.803 Business, the Environment and Corporate Responsibility
95.891 Special Topic
MCIS with sustainability focus
[Postgraduate Degree, Level 9]
IN YEAR ONE
Take these core papers:
95.806 Resource Management
95.807 Postgraduate Research Methods (prepare a research proposal in business or administration)
Choose three papers from these recommended elective options:
95.802 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
95.803 Business, the Environment and Corporate Responsibility
95.809 International Human Resource Management
95.810 Leadership, Communication and Change Management
95.891 Special Topic
IN YEAR TWO
Take a further paper from the recommended electives above and choose either:
95.994 Research Project (business or administration topic)
OR choose :
95.995 Research Thesis (business or administration topic)
Sources: occupationoutlook.mbie.govt.nz, www.careers.govt.nz Some outcomes may need additional certifications or have additional requirements. Not all papers available every semester.
